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<DIV>Hi Maura,</DIV>
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<DIV>There a lot of interest in relief carving classes, especially the classical
method. I found that a leaf design is easier to teach to a beginner level
carver.</DIV>
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<DIV>There is value in having the student transfer the pattern to the wood, not
only to teach them the steps but it helps them become acquainted with the design
as they transfer it. However most classes I taught it was difficult to have the
average student finish the most basic design even without them transferring
the pattern.</DIV>
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<DIV>The difficulty with doing relief carving at most roundup's is the
setup isn't right. In our shop we have the luxury of clamping the piece from the
sides leaving the top clear to maneuver the tools and the bench height high
enough to stand and utilize our whole body to power the tool. At most
roundup's they have tables, so the clamps are on top of the piece getting in the
way of the tool. Those tables are not the right height to stand, so using
classical techniques it is very difficult to get enough power without using a
mallet. Their carving time will be longer because the setup is not
ideal. When I carve the project at a moderate speed I figure it will take
the average student 4 times longer because they don't have all the necessary
tools, not the right height to work, the clamps get in the way and if you have
more then one carver per 8-foot table it's unstable.</DIV>
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<DIV>One thing that helps is to make a clamping setup that allows the clamps to
be below the carving surface. Mount the carving to a clamping board.</DIV>
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<DIV>Many students will not have a full-size set of tools. Typically they come
with palm chisels, which wouldn't be to bad except rarely do they have selection
of larger tools. I generally have to take along a considerable number
of tools to loan out.</DIV>
<DIV><BR>Joe Dillett<BR>The Carving Shop<BR>645 E. LaSalle St. Suite
3<BR>Somonauk, IL. 60552</DIV>
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<DIV>All righty I'll open up a discussion if you'd all like to help me out a
bit. This year will be my first year of formal teaching at a woodcarving
roundup. This is basically a free class but I can charge for the wood
blank. What I would like to teach is an introduction
to classical carving which really isn't being offered much at any of the
roundups. Classical carving, just to clarify things, means some tool
specific carving. This means minimizing the use of the stop cut and
emphasizing either a veiner or v-tool to cut around and outline, chisels and
shallow gouges for grounding out and gouges for doing rounding, the sweep of
the gouges matching the curve of the carving, rather than whittling away with
any tool till you get what shape you want. No power tools in this class.
I will be touching on the history of carving and an explanation of the
sheffield numbering system and some advanced carving techniques, but imparting
t hat knowledge during the course of the day rather than giving a boring
lecture. People in my class will range from beginners to
intermediates. I want to do a classical style relief carving which can
be finished by most in roughly 6 hours of carving. My original ideas
were to do either, grapes and leaves, an acanthus leaf design or a traditional
shell carving. </DIV>
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<DIV>Now my topics for discussion are, if you were to come and take my
class.... first which design would you be more interested in doing and
why. Would you rather the design already be on the wood or should
I make my students transfer the pattern lines themselves? Would you find
this class interesting? Any else you can think of would
be great and all suggestions will help alot. Thanks</DIV>
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